Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

• for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

• for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

• for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Beute?

How does the declension of Beute work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

[1] Guardly acquired by theft, robbery or looting

Animals killed by hunters

[3] of predators caught or persecuted as food as food

[1] Die Täter entkamen mit einer Beute von 500 000 Euro.

[1] „Schließlich hatten sie auch so schon genug Beute gemacht.“

[1] „Die Beute der Raubzüge wurde gerecht verteilt und kam auch der Urbevölkerung zugute.“

[1] „Wer Beute machen will, muss schießen lernen, sonst wird er selbst zur Beute.“

[2] Die Jäger kehrten mit reicher Beute heim.

[2] „Größerer Beute konnte sich doch kein Mann an der ganzen Grenze rühmen.“

[3] Mäuse sind eine allseits beliebte Beute.

German declension of Beute?

How does the declension of Beute work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

[1] Artificial conversion of the beehives at the beekeeper

[2] Workplace in a bakery, actually container for flour or dough, the cover plate of which serves as a workplace

[1] „Den Bienen ist es egal, in welcher Beute sie wohnen.“

[2] „»Aber auf die alte Beute, Mehlbehälter mit Deckel, möchte ich nicht verzichten«, erklärt der Meister.“